Note from the President

Happy New Year! It was a busy year last year for CAS and there is plenty to be grateful for and reflect upon. Our Christmas Bird Count went off this year without a hitch and with surprisingly nice weather. While the species count wasn’t especially high (91 species) the enthusiasm expressed by folks that attended

Roundup of the 2025 Christmas Bird Count

Columbia Christmas Bird Count — Dec, 20 2025 This year‘s count was held later than usual, but we still had mild weather on count day, with light clouds and a high temperature near 50° F. We also had a good turnout of volunteers. with 118 eBird checklists submitted. Many counters also showed up Saturday evening

Deer-Vehicle Collision Data from MoDOT

In light of our January Membership Meeting Presentation on Deer Populations and their Impact on Natural Resources, we hear from Tayler Macdonald from MoDOT on their own surveys regarding Deeer-Vehicle Collisions which are causing all of our car insurance rates to rise. From Tayler: Here’s the link for the MoDOT Wildlife Vehicle Collision (WVC) Study webpage for

Duck Decoy Presentation in JC

From our friend Greg Renner with the Duck Decoy Project: I want to invite you and all of the Columbia Audubon members and their families to our next Missouri Decoy Collectors Program, which will be held at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City on Saturday March 14, 2026.  If you would please put this information and invitation into your